Now in its fourth consecutive year, the Leicester Human Rights Arts and Film Festival runs from 4 December through to 10 December every year. It features performances, music, poetry, talks, discussion forums as well as art and film concerning human rights issues.

For this free public event, a range of speakers will not only provide their perspectives on this topic, but also take part in a discussion and Q&A session with the audience. The event, which begins at 6.30 pm, is being held at Westcotes Library on Narborough Road- famously identified as the most diverse street in Britain in 2016.

The event has been organised in association with CivicLeicester, The Race Equality Centre (TREC) and the University of Leicester’s Unit for Diversity, Inclusion & Community Engagement (DICE).

Festival organiser Ambrose Musiyiwa said: "Leicester is celebrated for its diversity and multiculturalism. Diversity and The City will look at what this means in terms, among other things, of the demographics of the city, poverty, equality, and access or barriers to services, employment, and wider opportunities. These questions are part of the conversation the city needs to be having precisely because the population of the city is one of the most diverse in Britain."

John Williams, Co-Director of the DICE unit, said: “The University of Leicester is delighted to be supporting the Leicester Human Rights Arts and Film Festival and especially to be involved in promoting this intelligent public debate, which brings together local leaders from businesses, organisations, and the public, for knowledge exchange and collaborative action for justice and equality.

”The Festival aims to give people a platform through which to engage with human rights issues at home and abroad. It also aims to draw attention to International Human Rights Day which is celebrated annually, across the world, on December 10.”